KOBRA:(Brazilian)

Kobra’s large-scale mural offers a prismatic recreation of the iconic photo taken in 1945 by American photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt. A kiss caught between the two strangers in Times Square on V-J Day —marking the end of the last World War— is now filled with the vibrant color and energy that has become signature to Kobra’s work. Below, the Brazilian muralist depicts the black-and-white scenes of old NYC photos intersected by kaleidoscope-like rays of color — celebrating the history of this city’s past and its relationship to our present.